Actor Fred Willard was arrested Wednesday night for lewd conduct in an adult theatre. According to TMZ, he had his pants down and his privates in his hand.

Willard, 72, was picked up at the Tiki Theatre in Los Angeles by undercover officers who were doing a “random walk-through,” booked and released. Says TMZ, “As for which movie Fred was watching — there are three flicks in rotation at the theatre ... Follow Me 2, a XXX parody of The Client List, and Step Dad No. 2.” That sounds like an awesome lineup.

This is, of course, all kinds of embarrassing for Willard, but there are a few things I don’t understand. Having never visited that kind of establishment, I’m not privy to the etiquette, but are customers expected to sit and watch without taking their pants off? And if so, why would they go there in the first place? And why are the police wasting time walking through theatres on the off-chance that a senior citizen gets a little rowdy? And, also, perhaps someone could show Willard how to access the internet. I understand there’s a bit of porn there if someone is so inclined.

Willard, a prolific actor with 236 credits on IMDB, has starred in Everybody Loves Raymond, King of the Hill, Anchorman and several Christopher Guest movies.

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